tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77141679931657428812011-10-15T21:59:11.848-07:00Karen Fabianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09008609499153685032noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714167993165742881.post-5640115851040836592011-09-30T12:46:00.001-07:002011-09-30T12:49:11.680-07:00<span xmlns=""></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F3CEfAuVQ4M/ToYc7KMz2JI/AAAAAAAAAq0/ShN4-6TZSuc/s1600/schoolhousecraft.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="98" kca="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F3CEfAuVQ4M/ToYc7KMz2JI/AAAAAAAAAq0/ShN4-6TZSuc/s400/schoolhousecraft.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I have been crafting for as long as I can remember and started selling my creations in 2006. Along the way I've learned what seems to work and what doesn't. I'm in a few shops, have a couple wholesale accounts, and get commission checks on a pretty regular basis – but there is always room for improvement!<br />I wasn't too sure about attending <a href="http://www.schoolhousecraft.com/">School House Craft</a> when I first heard about it. But it was organized by some craft/artist business owners who I see everywhere I go – and they must be doing something right, right?<br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R9wjIgdhX8k/ToYdEboAeKI/AAAAAAAAAq4/sb0FyjFIq7g/s1600/phinney.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" kca="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R9wjIgdhX8k/ToYdEboAeKI/AAAAAAAAAq4/sb0FyjFIq7g/s200/phinney.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>So off to school I went in September…. in a very cool old schoolhouse to learn from other micro-business crafters, shop owners, authors, and some experts who just might know what they are doing!<br />The setup was great. Not too early, breakfast items waiting for us, a table in the middle where we could craft a name tag, and a swag bag full of goodies and school supplies.<br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7714167993165742881-564011585104083659?l=karenfabiano.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Fabianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09008609499153685032noreply@blogger.com0